João Palhinha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Braga (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||
| Number | 60 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Alta de Lisboa | ||
| 2009–2012 | Sacavenense | ||
| 2012–2014 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Sporting B | 21 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Moreirense (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2016– | Sporting CP | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Belenenses (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Braga (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013−2014 | Portugal U19 | 14 | (1) |
| 2015 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2018 | |||
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves (born 9 July 1995) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga on loan from Sporting CP as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Lisbon, Palhinha joined local Sporting CP's youth system in 2012, aged 17. He played his first game as a professional with the B-team, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Iuri Medeiros in a 3−2 home win against Portimonense S.C. for the Segunda Liga championship, on 3 February 2014;[1] it was one of only two appearances during the season.
Still in the second level, Palhinha scored his first senior goal on 4 April 2015, his header contributing to a 3−1 home success over Leixões SC.[2] From July 2015 to January 2017 he was loaned to Primeira Liga clubs Moreirense F.C.[3] and C.F. Os Belenenses, respectively,[4] making his debut in the competition whilst with the former in a 0−2 home loss to F.C. Arouca where he played 22 minutes from the bench,[5] and netting for the first time while at the service of the latter against Vitória de Guimarães (1−1 away draw, 90 minutes played).[6]
Subsequently, returned to the Estádio José Alvalade,[7] Palhinha made his competitive debut with the first team on 21 January 2017, starting in a 2−2 draw at C.S. Marítimo.[8] He scored his first goals for them on 12 October of the same year, netting twice in a 4–2 away win over ARC Oleiros for the Taça de Portugal.[9]
References
- ^ "Sporting B-Portimonense, 3−2: Leões voltam aos triunfos" [Sporting B-Portimonense, 3−2: Lions return to winning ways]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Sporting B-Leixões, 3−1: Quarto triunfo seguido para os leões" [Sporting B-Leixões, 3−1: Fourth win in a row for the lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Sporting empresta Palhinha ao Moreirense" [Sporting loan Palhinha to Moreirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Sporting: João Palhinha emprestado ao Belenenses" [Sporting: João Palhinha loaned to Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Moreirense 0−2 Arouca" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Vitória de Guimarães e Belenenses dividem pontos" [Vitória de Guimarães and Belenenses share points] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Palhinha: "Regresso agora a casa"" [Palhinha: «I return home now»]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Leão agrava crise" [Lion worsens crisis] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Palhinha: "Defrontámos o Oleiros tal como defrontámos o Barcelona ou o FC Porto"" [Palhinha: "We played Oleiros like we played Barcelona or FC Porto"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
External links
- Template:Zerozero
- João Palhinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile Template:Pt icon
- National team data Template:Pt icon
- João Palhinha at Soccerway
